Swedish-American illustrator whose images have become icons for millions of people all over the World.

torsdag 6 april 2017

Beyond Golden Books

In a series of lectures, the archivists and curators of The Archives of University of Minneapolis will talk about exciting holdings from the collections and their originators .

First in line on Friday April 7, is "Beyond Golden Books: The Art of Gustaf Tenggren", presented by Caitlin Marineau, the Children’s Literature Research Collections.

Illustration for Catherine and Frank Wells: "The Last Fairy", Good Housekeeping 1925

Gustaf Tenggren is known and beloved for his illustrations for books such as The Poky Little Puppy, as well as his work on many classic Disney films, but if we dive deeper into his work, we can unearth a treasure chest of art, from unpublished works to out-of-print classics.